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WHAT’S INSIDE 1. IT STATEMENT OF INTENT 2. POLICY STATEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. IT STATEMENT OF INTENT 2. POLICY STATEMENT 3. OBJECTIVES 4. CONTACT INFORMATION 5. PLAN OVERVIEW 6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM 7. DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM 8. EMERGENCY ALERT, ESCALATION, AND ACTIVATION 9. INSURANCE INFORMATION 10. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION 11. RECOVERY PLAN PRACTICE AND EXERCISING WHAT’S INSIDE

This articulates the direction of the disaster recovery plan. 1. IT STATEMENT OF INTENT

This is the approved policy statement regarding how to handle disasters in the IT department.

These are the main goals of the IT disaster recovery plan. 3. OBJECTIVES

This details the key contact information of all involved parties, specifically key personnel in the IT department, external assets or networks, third-party resources, and key stakeholders. NAME & TITLE ROLE PHONE EMAIL MAILING   4. CONTACT INFORMATION

These are the fundamental components of the plan, including disaster recovery strategies and procedures, data restoration times, RPOs and RTOs, data and system backups, and risk management assessments. 5. PLAN OVERVIEW

6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM These are the steps that need to be taken immediately following an incident or emergency. 6. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM

7. DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM This includes the members of the team, contact information, and the list of responsibilities for individual team members. NAME & TITLE PHONE EMAIL RESPONSIBILITIES   7. DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM

8. EMERGENCY ALERT, ESCALATION, AND ACTIVATION These are the steps taken during an emergency, including alerting all resources and the public of an emergency. EMERGENCY ALERT ESCALATION ACTIVATION 8. EMERGENCY ALERT, ESCALATION, AND ACTIVATION

9. INSURANCE INFORMATION This includes insurance coverage of the IT department and other relevant policy information. 9. INSURANCE INFORMATION

10. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION These are the steps taken to deal with both the financial and legal impacts of a disaster. 10. FINANCIAL AND LEGAL INFORMATION

11. RECOVERY PLAN PRACTICE AND EXERCISING This is the plan carried out in order to practice and prepare for an emergency in the IT department. 11. RECOVERY PLAN PRACTICE AND EXERCISING

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